Reproductive failure of the red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) after exposure to an exogenous estrogen

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1730-1743

  McGree, Michelle M ^a,b   Winkelman, Dana L ^a   Vieira, Nicole K M ^b   Vajda, Alan M ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COLOR MORPH; CYPRINID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

GREAT PLAINS;

CYPRINELLA LUTRENSIS; PISCES;

EID: 78149364647     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-092     Document Type: Article

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